Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 226 CR: Who the hell is this human? !
Osaka time, 8:29 on August 19th.

"The preliminaries went well, brother Xiang, as well as Dashi and Lao Xing. They ran well in the preliminaries."

In the sub-stadium, Wen Hao, who had just started to warm up, and Liu Xiang, who was about to go for inspection, bumped fists with each other.

The first event tonight is the men's 110-meter hurdles preliminaries for Liu Xiang, Shi Dongpeng, and Xing Yan'an.

The entry threshold for the men's 110-meter hurdles event is relatively high. There are only 40 players participating in this World Championships, so there are only three rounds: preliminaries, semi-finals, and finals.

Due to the small number of groups and the presence of Liu Xiang, a superstar who attracts a lot of attention, even the preliminaries were arranged in the evening.

Liu Xiang and Shi Dongpeng just nodded and waved, and didn't even reply a word. After all, for them, the preliminaries were just appetizers.

As for Xing Yanan, although he is 5 years older than Wen Hao, he was still a little flattered to receive Wen Hao's pre-game blessing.

He smiled and replied: "Okay, then I'll lend you some good luck."

Wen Hao nodded and watched the three of them go away with a smile.

What I have to say is that in the current Chinese track and field field, the overall performance of the men's 110-meter hurdles is actually slightly better than that of the men's 100 meters.

Not to mention Liu Xiang, the Olympic champion and the master who broke two world records, Shi Dongpeng is also at the top level in the world, and his strength is second only to several world famous players.

Although Xing Yanan is somewhat unknown, his strength is actually quite impressive.

He entered Peking University in 2002, studied law school as an undergraduate, and obtained a double major in psychology. He is now studying for a master's degree like Hu Kai. He is a typical talent who "learns and excels through practice".

邢闫安在今年的苏州世锦赛选拔赛上跑出13秒54，达成世锦赛及奥运会A标，并且他的100米个人最佳也有10秒34。

They all hang out in the Yanjing circle. Although they are not in the same university, Wen Hao has actually already dealt with him through Hu Kai's introduction.

It's a pity that Xing Yan'an's level is one of the best in China and even in Asia, but in the World Series where there are so many strong players, he is still a bit stretched.

When Wen Hao finished the warm-up and started the inspection, the results of each group in the men's 110-meter hurdles preliminaries were also released one after another.

Xing Yanan played in the first group and ranked fourth in the group in 13 seconds. He failed to qualify for direct promotion to the semi-finals. However, this time should not be a big problem to advance to the semi-finals.

In the second group of preliminaries, Liu Xiang easily ran 13 seconds, ranking first in the group without any suspense.

In the fifth group of preliminaries, because there were American master David Payne and British championship champion Andrew Turner in the same group, Shi Dongpeng almost showed his best form in the preliminaries, running a time of 13 seconds to set a new PB, and won the Took first place in the group.

After the five preliminary rounds, the promotion list was officially released. Xing Yanan narrowly qualified for promotion. So far, all three Chinese players in the men's 110-meter event have successfully entered the semi-finals.

After the men's 110-meter hurdles preliminaries, but before the men's 200-meter semi-finals arrived, another piece of good news came from Changju Land Arena.

In the women's discus final, Chinese athlete Sun Taifeng finished fifth with a throw of 63.22 meters. Although she did not win a medal, it also greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese audience.

Next, let’s wait for Wen Hao’s good news!
When the time came to 21 o'clock that night, CCTV Sports Channel still focused on the Changju Land Arena, and Yang Jian still broadcast the Osaka World Championships live for domestic audiences.

"CCTV, what you are about to watch now is the men's 2007-meter semi-finals of the 200 Osaka World Championships. The 200-meter semi-finals are divided into two groups. Chinese player Wen Hao will appear in the second group. American star Tyson Gay Yi Ze appeared in the first group. 』

Unlike the "three heroes coexisting" in the 100-meter event, the focus of the outside world is only on Wen Hao and Tyson Gay in the 200-meter event.

Although judging from the current personal results alone, whether it is the former Jamaican "genius boy" Bolt or the Helsinki World Championship silver medalist Spearmon, they are much better than Wen Hao.

But based on Wenhao's achievements in the 100-meter event, naturally no one will underestimate his potential ability in the 200-meter event.

"Not far behind me, the legendary American sprinter Michael Johnson, who holds double world records in the 200 meters and 400 meters, is serving as a guest commentator on the NBC TV station. 』

"When I came to the stadium in the afternoon to make preparations, I took the time to chat with Johnson and asked him: "Who do you like more, Wen Hao or Gay?"

"He smiled and replied: "If you ask this question about the future, then my answer may be Wen Hao, but if you ask about the present, then my answer must be Tyson Gay. This is not because I I'm an American, but I firmly believe in Tyson Gay's ability in the 200 meters."

"This question is indeed thought-provoking, because so far, Wen Hao's personal best time in the 200 meters is only 19 seconds, while Tyson Gay's personal best time has reached 82 seconds. 』

『当然也有一些专家分析说，文浩跑19秒82那场的风速达到了-2.3m/s，如果是零风速状态下他很有机会跑进19秒70以内，如果是超过1m/s的大顺风条件下，他甚至有可能跑到19秒60以内。』

"Of course this is just a theoretical analysis. In fact, what kind of results Wen Hao can achieve depends on his actual performance on the field. But at least through the analysis of these experts, we can still see Wenhao's potential in this project, and it also makes us have unlimited reveries about whether he can win another gold medal. 』

“But no matter how the outside world comments and predicts, for Wenhao now, what he has to do is to use all the energy contained in his body to defeat Tyson Gay or other 200-meter masters. 』

"Then for the upcoming 200-meter semi-finals, let us first take a look at Wen Hao's condition, and then look forward to tomorrow night's final."

As soon as the camera turned, Tyson Gay, the favorite to win the championship, appeared in the live broadcast, and then the pre-match introduction session of the first group of the men's 200-meter semi-finals officially arrived.

In this group, in addition to Tyson Gay, who currently holds the second fastest time in history, there are two players from Jamaica, Marvin Anderson and Williams, and Dutch Antilles player Martina. Although The reputation is relatively small, but its strength is also worthy of attention.

Time gradually passed, and soon the pre-match introduction session for the first group of the semi-finals was completed, and the starter quickly gave the order to get on your feet.

After a crisp gunshot, the first group of the men's 200m semifinals of the Osaka World Championships officially started.

Tyson Gay is located in lane 5 in the middle. After firing the gun, his acceleration is not very rapid. It seems that he is not using his full strength.

However, despite this, Tyson Gay also "caught up" with Marvin Anderson in Lane 80 after 6 meters, and completely established his lead in the curve.

In the section between the curve and the straight, Tyson Gay's technical connection was very smooth, and he immediately threw away Marvin Anderson by two positions.

But after that, Tyson Gay became even more reserved. His running posture looked particularly relaxed with Marvin Anderson behind him, and his facial expression was not at all like the one he had during the peak showdown with Wen Hao and Powell three days ago. The blood surges.

Tyson Gay was at ease throughout the whole process, and Marvin Anderson was much stronger than other players.

Behind the two of them, after entering the straight line, Greece's Gussis and Antigua and Barbuda's Christian were slightly ahead.

But in the last 50 meters, Jamaican player Williams and Dutch Antilles player Martina relied on their superior speed endurance ability to complete the final kill against the above two!

As for Tyson Gay, he crossed the finish line quite easily, but his crossing time was still 19 seconds.

第二名的马文·安德森是20秒06，第三名是跑出20秒20的马尔蒂纳，第四名的威廉姆斯也跑出了20秒24，之后的选手便都是20秒30开外的成绩了。

"Oh 19 seconds 98!" Tyson Gay's competitive state is really good. He can run 19 seconds at this rate. You must know that this result was enough to win the championship at the Helsinki World Championships two years ago. 』

In the commentary box, after seeing Tyson Gay's crossing the line, Yang Jian couldn't help but sigh.

"I remember that at the World Championships in Helsinki two years ago, the US team swept the top four places in the men's 200 meters, but Tyson Gay missed the medal and only finished fourth. 』

"When the American NBC TV station conducted a post-match interview with them, I was watching from less than 5 meters away from them. At that time, Gatlin, Spearmon and Capel all looked happy, but Tai Sen Guyi stood back silently without saying a word. 』

"I looked at him with a look of reluctance. At that time, I was thinking that the competition in American track and field was so fierce that he might give up sprinting and switch to other sports, such as rugby or something. 』

"A year later at the British Super Grand Prix, when I saw him standing next to Wen Hao again, his eyes had changed. They revealed confidence and ferocity, even if he lost to Asa again and again. Fa Powell, but he always acted like a tenacious warrior. 』

"I knew at that time that although Asafa Powell suppressed him throughout the 2006 season, and although he was overshadowed by Xavier Carter in the 200m event, by the time the Osaka World Championships were over, Tyson Gay would Definitely the person most likely to overturn the situation. 』

At this point, Yang Jian suddenly laughed again.

"But what people didn't expect is that Wen Hao's rise has exceeded everyone's expectations. After overturning the world structure of the 100-meter event, he is now attacking Tyson Gay's most advantageous event. 』

"Okay, now it's time to start the second group of the men's 200-meter semi-finals. Let's take a look at the list of participants in this group first. The first line is"

After the results of the first group were released, the list of contestants for the second group of the men's 200-meter semi-finals followed closely, and Wen Hao also appeared in the live broadcast footage again.

When his sunny and handsome face appeared on the big screen, it not only aroused loud cheers from the tens of thousands of viewers at the scene, but also lifted the spirits of countless viewers watching the live broadcast.

After defeating Tyson Gay and Powell, he became Asia's first world championship 100-meter champion and broke the monopoly of European and American black athletes on this event known as the "King of Track and Field".

The showdown between Wen Hao and Tyson Gay in the 200-meter event immediately became another hotly anticipated topic at this year's Osaka World Championships.

Although tonight is only the semi-finals, the audience also wants to see the current competitive status of the players through the performance of the semi-finals, so as to have a psychological expectation for tomorrow night's final.

The audience at the scene was so enthusiastic, and Wen Hao naturally would not ignore them. He had been interacting with the audience from the beginning of preparations for entering. Without delaying the progress of the game, this semi-final had already become a hot topic before the shots were fired. his personal show.

In contrast, Usain Bolt, who has not yet fully grown up, may be eager to release his romantic nature, but the gap in personal abilities constrains him, making him too restrained to let go.

But even if he is "restricted", Bolt's behavior in front of the camera is still a bit surprising. During the introduction session, he, who was in lane 6, raised his right little finger and gestured to his left hand, which probably meant: "The person next to me is not very good."

It would be fine if there was an unknown player to his left, but the person in lane 5 was Wen Hao, who was unparalleled at the moment.

Therefore, Bolt's seemingly provocative action quickly aroused controversy, and some fans of Wen Hao, who had a rather excited personality, even yelled at him at the scene.

And this picture that appeared on the big screen was naturally noticed by Wen Hao.

Bolt's move seemed to Wen Hao to be a complete bluff, because if Bolt really thought he could do it, he would have a playful smile now, instead of a sullen face and wandering eyes.

No need to worry about it, after all, he had done this to Tyson Gay in the 200-meter final in his previous life. Now he just did it one day earlier and with a different partner.

What Wen Hao is thinking about right now is to torture Bolt properly during these days when he has not fully grown up. Otherwise, he might be abused in turn next year.

In addition to Bolt, the opponents in this group include Spearmon, Rodney Martin, Shingo Suetsugu and others. Overall, Wenhao's group is slightly stronger.

"Snapped--!"

When the starting gun sounded, Wen Hao almost had no reservations and started racing around the curve at an extremely fast speed.

If Bolt was at his peak from 08 to 09, even if Wen Hao was in the inner lane, it would be difficult to catch up with the position gap caused by the reach before the end of the corner. The real situation is most likely that he is on the corner. Stay ahead.

Because Bolt’s 200-meter running method is to run with all his strength in the first 150 meters and try his best to reach the top in the last 50 meters.

所以那么多200米高手当中，哪怕如19秒26的尤罕·布雷克、19秒31的诺亚·莱尔斯、19秒32的迈克尔·约翰逊，同场竞技的情况下也都会被博尔特在弯道拉爆。

Because in his heyday, Bolt was able to run within 100 seconds in the first 10 meters, all located in the corners.

Including the third relay time of 4×100 meters, only Bolt can run within 9 seconds.

There are no special skills, just one word - fast!

Extremely fast!

But at the moment, Bolt is far from reaching the level of being invincible in the world. Although his 200-meter PB can reach 19 seconds, his 75-meter PB only breaks the 100-second mark.

At this time, Bolt's starting technique was still very rough. Although his acceleration ability was somewhat inkling, it was no different from Guan Gong in front of Wen Hao. As for his top speed and speed endurance, they were even more different.

"Game start! Wen Hao started very quickly, and his corner acceleration should be at full strength. He passed the Jamaican player Bolt on the outside lane less than 80 meters away. 』

"Curve into the straight, Wenhao."

Yang Jian was stunned as he spoke, because judging from his experience in the industry, any top player who is qualified to win a medal will choose to save his energy before the finals if his strength allows.

Just like the first group of the previous semi-finals, Tyson Gay was completely visibly relaxed after entering the straight, and even almost stopped swinging his arms in the last 20 meters.

What is he trying to do?
As a bystander, Yang Jian couldn't figure it out for a while, and as an insider, Bolt couldn't figure it out even more.

He didn't have time to think about so many twists and turns. He just felt that Wen Hao was acting too aggressive, and a surge of passion suddenly arose in his heart. For a moment, he couldn't care less about conserving his strength and chased after him with all his strength.

Arriving at the 120-meter position, Wen Hao took the lead and ran at the front of the team, showing his unrivaled kingly appearance.

At this time, Bolt had been thrown away by two positions.

In contrast, Bolt also completely suppressed the other six players on the field. The closest players to him, American player Rodney Martin and Portuguese star Obi Kwelu, were both about two positions away from him. .

130 meters, 140 meters, 150 meters.
The competition has entered the most intense stage of competition.

Bolt was still chasing after Wen Hao, but he was never able to get closer within the 30-meter distance. Not only could he clearly see that Wen Hao in front was a little relaxed, but he even turned his head away. glanced at himself.

Under such a situation, Bolt was naturally a little angry.

Although his own PB is 19 seconds 75 and Wen Hao's PB is only 19 seconds 82, he is very clear that the PB gap between the two is due to Wen Hao participating in less 200 meter races and not fully demonstrating his personal abilities. of.

But to be able to lead him in such a leisurely manner when he was chasing with all his strength showed that the strength gap between Wen Hao and him was far greater than he imagined!

19 seconds 60?

19 seconds 55?

19 seconds 50?

I'm afraid we won't know until the finals.

In the last 50 meters, Bolt still gritted his teeth and struggled to catch up, and finally achieved results, starting to close the distance with Wen Hao little by little.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wen Hao was more relaxed in the last 50 meters, and the amplitude of his arm swing was much smaller than before. It would be strange if his speed did not slow down.

Behind the two of them, Spearmon also performed some overtaking on the straight. When he first entered the straight, he was still in the fourth echelon. Then he stepped on the accelerator and quickly passed Rodney Martin. and Obikewelu, came to the third position.

As for the front of the team
As the game entered the last 20 meters, the gap between Bolt and Wen Hao got closer and closer. This situation immediately aroused the "alertness" of the latter.

Seeing Bolt's serious look and looking at him, Wen Hao remembered a picture.

That scene comes from the men's 2016m semifinals at the Rio Olympics in 200. Bolt and De Grasse looked at each other and smiled when they were about to cross the line, which has become a beautiful memory in the hearts of many track and field fans.

And now, a similar picture is also fixed in this time and space.

Wen Hao tilted his head and looked at Bolt, who was getting closer and closer. He lightly stepped on the accelerator, raised his finger and pointed at Bolt, and easily passed the finish line with a bright smile on his face.

At that moment, at this moment.

But compared to the picture of the original time and space, there is still something missing.

In the original time and space, Bolt and DeGrasse had a relationship between idols and fans, so DeGrasse, a little fan, would only be happy about Bolt's actions.

Now, although Bolt responded to Wen Hao with a smile, it was just a polite reaction out of their past friendship.

And this smile has an extra hint of bitterness.

Some things may never come back as time goes by.

But few people noticed the details in Bolt's expression, because all the audience were shocked by the results displayed by the timer after Wen Hao crossed the line.
"In the last 50 meters, Wen Hao finally showed signs of slowing down. He looked around and crossed the finish line while chatting and laughing with Bolt. The result was"

Yang Jian paused for half a second, and then his originally slightly relaxed tone immediately became extremely excited.

"19 seconds 78!" Oh my God! Wen Hao ran 19 seconds in the semifinals! ! ! 』

“He actually broke the world championship record of 1995 seconds set by Michael Johnson in Gothenburg in 19 just in the semi-finals! 』

"And in such a relaxed way! 』

"I don't know what words to use to describe this. Although this result is better than his previous personal best of 19 seconds, it seems to be only 82 seconds faster than Tyson Gay's in the US Championships. The world's best time of 0.04 seconds was missed by 19 seconds. 』

"But Tyson Gay must have used all his energy in that shot, and Wen Hao's performance in this shot, I believe everyone can see how relaxed he is. If he used this shot There is absolutely no problem in running under 19 seconds if you try your best! 』

"After verification by the organizing committee, Wen Hao's time was still 19 seconds 78, and the wind speed on site was -0.4 meters m/s. This was even when the water was released at least 20 meters! 』

"Friends in the audience, please be sure to appear in front of the TV on time at this time tomorrow night, otherwise you will regret that you missed the wonderful finals."

Wen Hao's strong performance in the semi-finals aroused enthusiastic responses from the audience.

After all, he ran an excellent time of 19 seconds in the semifinals, which directly broke the 78-year-old World Championship record. It immediately gave people a feeling of "Is this the pace of breaking the world record?"

Michael Johnson, who was a guest in the commentary box, had already stood up from his chair when he saw the number 19.78 freeze, and even exclaimed "Oh My God!" and "Unstoppable!".

Michael Johnson was really panicking because he was wrong about his 100-meter prediction before. Afterwards, he was trolled thousands of times by many American people on the Internet.

In the 200m, he predicted that Tyson Gay would have a better chance of winning. However, before the finals, Wen Hao slapped him in the face with a world championship record-breaking performance in the semifinals.

No, buddy, you broke CR in the semi-finals. Are you a human being? !
　Guess how far the protagonist can run in the final?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)